- Massive Attack | Heligoland (Virgin)
- Pantha du Prince | Black Noise (Rough Trade)
- Johnny Cash | American VI: Ain't No Grave (American)
- Carolina Chocolate Drops | Genuine Negro Jig (Nonesuch)
- Holly Miranda | The Magician's Private Library (XL)
- Banda De Turistas | Magical Radiophonic Heart (Nacional)
- Beach House | Teen Dream (Sub Pop)
- Gil Scott-Heron | I'm New Here (XL)
- Bird and the Bee | Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates (Blue Note)
- Morning Benders | Big Echo (Rough Trade)
- Charlotte Gainsbourg | IRM (Elektra)
- Gonjasufi | A Sufi and a Killer (Warp)
- Sun Ra & His Arkestra | Interplanetary Melodies (Norton)
- Hot Chip | One Life Stand (EMI Records)
- Splinters | Kick (Double Negative)
- Joanna Newsom | Have One On Me (Drag City)
- Black Tambourine | S/T (Slumberland)
- Spoon | Transference (Merge)
- Sylvie Vartan | Irresistiblement (RPM)
- Fred Fisher Atalobhor & His Ogiza Dance Band | African Carnival (Vampi Soul)
- Rosie Flores & The Pine Valley Cosmonauts | Girl Of The Century (Bloodshot)
- Toro y Moi | Causers of This (Carpark)
- Various Artists | WHERE THE ACTION IS! (Rhino)
- Various Artists | DESTROY THAT BOY! (Ace)
- Various Artists | NIPPON GIRLS (Big Beat)
- Asobi Seksu | Rewolf (polyvinyl)
- Broadcast & The Focus Group | Broadcast & The Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of The Radio Age (Warp)
- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club | Beat The Devil's Tattoo (Vagrant)
- Shout Out Louds | Work (Merge)
- Phantogram | Eyelid Movies (Barsuk)
- Cilibrinas do Eden | S/T (Philips)
- Neon Indian | Psychic Chasms (Lefse Rocords)
- Pavement | Quarantine the Past: The Best of Pavement (Matador)
- Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba | I Speak Fula (Sub Pop)
- Blockhead | The Music Scene (Ninja Tune)
- Various Artists | CRAZY HEART (New West)
- Magnetic Fields | Realism (Nonesuch)
- Owen Pallett | Heartland (Domino)
- El Perro Del Mar | Love is Not Pop (Control Group)
- Four Tet | There Is Love In You (Domino)
- Luke Robin | Susie Darlin' (Bear Family)
- Very Best | Warm Heart of Africa (Green Owl)
- Dark Dark Dark | Bright Bright Bright (S/R)
- Vampire Weekend | Contra (XL)
- Midlake | The Courage of Others (Bella Union)
- Jack Rose | Luck in the Valley (Thrill Jockey)
- Los Cenzontles | American Horizon (Cenzontles)
- Best Coast | When I'm With You (Black Iris)
- Pierced Arrows | Descending Shadows (Vice)
- The Soft Pack | S/T (Kemado)
- Woodpigeon | Die Stadt Muzikanten (Boompa)
- Watson Twins | Talking To You Talking To Me (Vanguard)
- You Say Party! We Say Die! | XXXX (Paper Bag)
- Xiu Xiu | Dear God I Hate Myself (Kill Rock Stars)
- White Hinterland | Kairos (Dead Oceans Inc.)
- The Growlers | Are you in or out? (everloving)
- Len Price 3 | Pictures (Wicked Cool)
- Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate | Ali and Toumani (World Circuit/Nonesuch)
- Galactic | Ya-Ka-May (Anti)
- Air | So Light is her Footfall (Remix) (astralwerks)
- Joe Rut | Injured While Faking Own Death (S/R)
- Tindersticks | Falling Down a Mountain (Constellation)
- Laura Gibson and Ethan Rose | Bridge Carols (s/r)
- Electric Pop Group | Seconds (Matinee)
- Stricken City | Songs about people I know (The Kora)
- Easter Monkeys | Splendor of Sorrows (Smog Veil)
- Field Music | Measure (Memphis Industries)
- Sambassadeur | European (Labrador)
- Various Artists | CAN YOU DIG IT? (Soul Jazz)
- Yeasayer | Odd Blood (Secretly Canadian)
- Efterklang | Magic Chairs (4AD)
- Myra Melford and Be Bread | The Whole Tree Gone (Firehouse)
- Night Control | Life Control (Kill Shaman)
- Brothers Comatose | Songs From The Stoop (S/R)
- Polysics | Absolute Polysics (Ki/oon)
- Lightspeed Champion | Life Is Sweet! Nice to Meet You (Domino)
- Keith Jarrett | Testament Paris/London (ECM)
- Yard Sale | God Bless Our Camper (Clemezzie Records)
- Various Artists | FABRIC 50: MARTYN (Fabric)
- Jack O' The Clock | Rare Weather (S/R)
- Art Museums | Rough Frame (Woodsist)
- Javelin | No Mas (Luaka Bop)
- Noveller | Red Rainbows (No Fun Productions)
- tUnE-yArDs | BiRd-BrAiNs (4AD)
- Ann Millikan | Ballad Nocturne (Innova)
- La Chansons | King and Queen of the Dance Floor (Stickfigure)
- Dirty Projectors | Ascending Melody (Domino)
- Ernest Gonzales | Been Meaning To Tell You (FoF Music)
- Nerve City | S/T (Sweet Rot)
- Past Lives | Tapestry of Webs (Suicide Squeeze)
- Matt Schickele | The Badger Game (Jaspercat)
- Local Natives | Gorilla Manor (Frenchkiss)
- Kings Go Forth | Don't Take My Shadow (Luaka Bop)
- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists | Brutalist Bricks (Matador)
- Aloha | Home Acres (Polyvinyl Record Co.)
- Lawrence Arabia | Chant Darling (Bella Union)
- Besnard Lakes | Besnard Lakes are the Roaring Night (Jagjaguwar)
- Happy Birthday | S/T (Sub Pop)
- She & Him | Volume Two (Merge)
- Liars | Sisterworld (Mute)